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New life, new blog.

Firstly, I think a life update is necessary.

(gonna repost this on School Talk, too)

An explanation: English colleges are different to American ones. You guys attend HS till 18, then go to university. English kids go to highschool till they're 16, and their last two years of high school are separate.
You have the choice of:
Sixthform - 2 extra years of school, basically. Same environment, dress code, etc
Apprenticeship - good old-fashioned work with low pay but you get a qualification out of it. Training on-the-job
College - a 2 year course (Normally on just one subject) in a far, far more relaxed environment - normally more vocational/practical. No dress code, you call your tutors by their first name, university environment 2 years early.

After leaving high school in July, I've opted to do a BTEC Diploma (at a college) in Music Performance.

Ohyes.

I have never been happier in my life than I am here. Our work consists of being in college three days a week (as opposed to the basically full-time thing that goes on in sixth-forms), never start before 10am, and lessons include:
ENSEMBLE: We form a band and we practise songs and do gigs. Seriously. 3 hours a week of this. It is AMAZING. We've been playing the music we like, having fun, and getting graded for it.
INDUSTRY: One hour a week learning about the music industry. Sure it get can a little wearing but it's really, really useful information if you want to enter the music business in any way.
POP HISTORY: At the moment we're learning about how blues evolved into rock'n'roll, need I say more?

I can safely say that coming to this college - which is one of the best in the UK - is the best choice I ever made. I've never been happier. I'm out of school and I feel really free - plus, the course is only three days a week and it either finishes early or starts late, so I have a load of free time to browse reddit get a job. Fucking WOO!
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10-18-2011 08:10 PM
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RE: New life, new blog.

B-b-b our 6th form is practically detached from the school and we don't have to wear uniform or anything :(
10-19-2011 12:45 AM
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RE: New life, new blog.

Most 6th forms I looked into at least said you couldn't have 'extreme' hair or piercings.
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BaronVonStrangle Wrote:If I hear a plumber/construction worker/carpenter/whatever say "I'm a hard worker" and the make-up addled plastic bitch replies with "I'll bet that's not the only thing that's hard" ONE MORE TIME
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That's only for splaces that only do 6th form iirc
10-20-2011 06:18 AM
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